Richard\u2019s productions have featured in London\u2019s West End, toured throughout the UK and have won CATS, TMA and Herald Angel awards, while being nominated for 15 other national awards. He is the original director of the hit comedy The 39 Steps<\/strong>: \u201cBrilliantly directed by Richard Baron…one of the most enjoyable evenings of my life\u201d (Daily Telegraph) and The Sunday Times referred to the \u201cgreatness\u201d of his Theatre Royal, Bath, production of Look Back in Anger<\/strong>, starring David Tennant, which won TMA, Whatsonstage and CATS Best Production, Best Actor and Best Director Awards and nominations for Richard, David and Steven McNicoll.<\/p>\n Other notable productions include\u00a0The Price<\/strong>\u00a0at the Royal Lyceum, Edinburgh: “The hugely talented Richard Baron’s direction is as searching as Arthur Miller’s writing” (John Peter, Sunday Times); his critically acclaimed Nottingham Playhouse staging of J M Barrie’s\u00a0Dear Brutus<\/strong>, “Richard Baron directs a beguiling, consistently compelling production…thrilling, unexpected discoveries such as this make my job worthwhile”(Charles Spencer, Daily Telegraph); and his Dundee Rep production of\u00a0Long Day’s Journey Into Night<\/strong>, described as “Superlative” by The Scotsman, “A national triumph” by The Times, “A showcase of the Art” by the Herald and “the best production of the play I have ever seen, including those of Laurence Olivier and Jack Lemmon” in a letter to the press by the award-winning actor Brian Cox.<\/p>\n After graduating from St Andrews University, where he directed the Tenth Scottish Student Drama Festival, Richard was awarded a Scottish Arts Council Trainee Director\u2019s Bursary at the Royal Lyceum Theatre, Edinburgh. He was then appointed Associate Director of Perth Theatre; Scottish Arts Council Associate Director of Dundee Rep; Associate Artist of Dundee Rep; Associate Director of Pitlochry Festival Theatre; and Associate Director of Nottingham Playhouse. Richard was engaged as Season Director at Pitlochry in 2018 and is also a founder member and Director of Productions of the award-winning touring theatre company Firebrand, which celebrates its 10th anniversary in 2020.<\/p>\n 2009\/10 –\u00a0Our Man in Havana<\/strong> (Nottingham Playhouse and UK Tour); The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie<\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0A Servant Of Twa Maisters<\/strong>\u00a0(Pitlochry Festival Theatre) and national tours of\u00a0Round The Horne<\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0Stepping Out<\/strong>\u00a0(nominated in the Manchester Evening News Theatre Awards).<\/p>\n 2011\/13\u00a0– See How They Run, Privates on Parade, The 39 Steps,\u00a0<\/strong>A Chorus of Disapprova<\/b>l,\u00a0Lady Windermere’s Fan<\/b>\u00a0(Pitlochry Festival Theatre); Being Norwegian, Oleanna,<\/strong>White Rose<\/b>\u00a0and a CATS Award winning production of Iron<\/strong> (all for Firebrand Theatre Company).<\/p>\n 2014\/16\u2014The Ladykillers, The Importance of Being Earnest, The Admirable Crichton, Home and Beauty, Damsels in Distress Trilogy<\/strong> (nominated in 2017 CATS Awards), Scrooge!<\/strong> (all Pitlochry); Blackbird, The Effect, The Great Train Race, Outlying Islands, Grounded, The Letter of Last Resort<\/strong> (all Firebrand); The Sins<\/strong> (Red Note Ensemble).<\/p>\n 2017\/19\u2014Mary Rose, Absurd Person Singular, The Monarch of the Glen<\/strong> (winner 2018 CATS Awards), Chicago, Travesties, The Last Witch, Heritage<\/strong> (all Pitlochry); The Match Box, Bill McLaren: The Voice of Rugby<\/strong> (Firebrand); Bold Girls<\/strong> (Citizens Theatre, Glasgow).<\/p>\n Richard\u2019s other productions include;<\/p>\n Cat On A Hot Tin Roof<\/strong> (nominated for 4 Manchester Evening News Theatre Awards), The Tempest, The Hound of the Baskervilles, The Mill on The Floss, Feelgood, Travesties, Travels With <\/strong>My Aunt, Dear Brutus and A Midsummer Nights Dream<\/strong> (all Nottingham Playhouse).<\/p>\n<\/li>\n Travesties<\/strong>,\u00a0Laurel and Hardy<\/strong>,\u00a0The Price<\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0Rookery Nook<\/strong>\u00a0(Royal Lyceum, Edinburgh).<\/p>\n<\/li>\n Long Day\u2019s Journey Into Night<\/strong>\u00a0(nominated in the TMA Awards),\u00a0Piaf<\/strong>,\u00a0All My Sons<\/strong>,\u00a0Intimate Exchanges<\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0The Glass Menagerie\u00a0<\/strong>(Dundee Rep – TMA Award for Best Actor won by David Tennant).<\/p>\n<\/li>\n HMS Pinafore<\/strong>,\u00a0Rough Crossing<\/strong>,\u00a0The Comedy of Errors<\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0The Boyfriend\u00a0<\/strong>(Perth Theatre).<\/p>\n<\/li>\n Hard Times<\/strong>,\u00a0French Without Tears<\/strong>,\u00a0The Mystery of Irma Vep<\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0Vanity Fair<\/strong>\u00a0(Northcott Theatre, Exeter).<\/p>\n<\/li>\n Amadeus<\/strong>\u00a0(Winner TMA Awards),\u00a0A Streetcar Named Desire<\/strong>,\u00a0Kind Hearts and Coronets<\/strong> (nominated CATS Awards), Man and Superman\u00a0<\/strong>(nominated CATS Awards), Great Expectations<\/strong>,\u00a0Arsenic and Old Lace<\/strong>,\u00a0The Weir<\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0The Flouers O\u2019 Edinburgh<\/strong>\u00a0(Pitlochry Festival Theatre).<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n He has also directed UK Tours for the Theatre Royal, Bath, Yvonne Arnaud Theatre, Guildford, Bill Kenwright Ltd and the Ambassadors Theatre Group including\u00a0The 39 Steps<\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0Travels With My Aunt<\/strong>\u00a0(nominated in the Manchester Evening News Theatre Awards).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Highlights <\/p>\n Richard\u2019s productions have featured in London\u2019s West End, toured throughout the UK and have won CATS, TMA and Herald Angel awards, while being nominated for 15 other national awards. 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